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Don't know if you had this problem but if you bend it a bit too much, don't try to straighten it ... that's when a couple of mine broke. They seem soft but don't take much bending in the opposite direction before the metal fails.

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These are the stakes I started out with, and don't have any complaints overall. My dog managed to wrap around one with her tieout and bend one up, but other than that I haven't had a problem. I've got a few of these, a few shepherd's hook stakes, and a few Groundhogs - these and the shepherd's hooks are my "loaners."

Don't know if you had this problem but if you bend it a bit too much, don't try to straighten it ... that's when a couple of mine broke. They seem soft but don't take much bending in the opposite direction before the metal fails.

$3 for set of 4.
I did bend one a little and another to about a 45* angle at FH3 in Jan. Just last night, I decided to straighten them. To my satisfaction, I did straighten them. Went very slow and it worked. The bad one still has damage, but at 0.75 cents, I don't mind it a bit.

I'm sure that it won't take another bend, but it seems strong enough for the short run.

i have been thinking of getting a set. im glad this thread came up. ill be picking a set up as im quickly needing more stakes. just yesterday i snapped an abs stake in my back yard the lower half is still in the ground..